Toy and game apparatus



Jan. 21, 1936. R, CRAMP ET AL TOY AND GAME APPARATUS Filed March 28, 1955 v, p m M m 2 Z Qw a 5 Patented Jan. 21, 1936 TOY APPARATUS Richard Cramp, .Richard George Wigh'tman Ilford, England Cramp, and Benjamin Cramp, Barkingside,

Application March 28, 1935, Serial No. 13,520 In Great Britain April 25, 1934 6 Claims.

This invention relates to toys or game apparatus of the kind wherein a double top or bobbin is set spinning so that it may be thrown, caught or otherwise manipulated. According to the present invention the bobbin carries an idle roller disposed substantially centrally between its ends, and such a bobbin is gripped, spun and ejected by means of a pair of blades, pivoted scissorswise, opposed edges of which engage respectively the peripheries of the bobbin and its roller. The blades are preferably spring-controlled to open normally.

An embodiment of the invention will be described in greater detail with the aid of the .ac-

. companying drawing, wherein:

Figure 1 is an elevation of the combination of devices constituting the invention;

Figure 2 is a side view looking from the right of Figure 1; Figure 3 shows the two blade members separated; and

Figure 4 is a sectional elevation of the bobbin to a larger scale.

Referring to the drawing, there is provided a double top or bobbin having two separate ends I and 2 which are provided with wheel treads 3, the said ends being fixed at a suitable distance apart on a spindle 4 so that the said wheel treads face each other. Between the said two ends I and 2, substantially in the centre, and on the spindle 4 to which these ends are fixed, an idle roller 5 is adapted to rotate freely. In combination with the above there is provided a spring controlled pivoted blade spinning device, one leg 8 thereof being formed by two laminations (see on the left of Figure 3) fixed together at a suit- I able distance apart by suitable distance pieces, while its fellow leg is formed by a single blade I. Thus a slot 8 is formed in the laminated blade, and it is to be understood that this slot may be cut out of the solid instead of being formed by the aforesaid built-up construction. The single blade 'I is arranged to operate between the two laminations comprising its fellow leg 6. The said legs are hinged together by a suitable pin 9 connecting them, and are also both connected with a suitable spring such as the elastic band In adapted to keep the legs described apart, so that they will automatically open after being released when having been closed by being pressed together by the hand operating on suitable handles II and I2 provided on the said legs. It will be seen that the slot y 8 extends completely through the blade 6 at a.

point I3 near the pivot 9 so that the blade I may be passed therethrough.

In operation the bobbin is permitted to rest between the open blades of the pivoted spinning device as in full lines in Figure 1, and the wheel 5 treads 3 formed on the faces of the two ends I and 2 thereof rest upon the edges of the two laminations forming the leg 6, while the edge of the single blade I will engage with the idle roller 5. If the blades are now closed by press- 10 ing together the handles provided II and I2 (as shown in dot-and-dash lines), the pressure exerted thereby on the said wheel treads 3 and idle roller 5 will cause the bobbin to revolve, and run towards the extremities of the blades. If 15 now the pressure on the handles of the scissors device is released the said blades will automatically open permitting the bobbin to fall without resistance or contact with the said blades so as not to retard the rotation set up. The blade de- 20 vice may now be closed again causing the continuous spinning of the bobbin. These operations may be repeated until the bobbin is spinning sufficiently to permit its being thrown or ejected as desired from the pivoted blade device into the 25 air, to be caught and ejected again, or to be caught by a competitor and thrown back.

The roller 5 may be mounted on a ball or roller bearing.

In a modification, the inner edge of either or 30 both blades 6 and I may be suitably recessed near its outer end to facilitate picking up the bobbin.

We claim: I

1. Game apparatus comprising a bobbin car- 35 rying an idle roller disposed substantially centrally between its ends, in combination with a pair of pivoted blades, the opposed edges of which can engage respectively with the peripheries of the bobbin and its roller, to grip, spin and eject 40 the same.

2. Game apparatus according to claim 1 in which one of the pivoted blades is constructed with two spaced laminations, the other being a single blade adapted to move pivotally between the laminations, the said laminated blade by its two edges respectively engaging the bobbin on both sides of its roller, the single blade engaging the roller. 50

3. Game apparatus according to claim 1 wherein one of the pivoted blades is constructed with a pair of spaced laminations, wherein the other blade is single and is movable between the laminations of the first blade, and wherein the bobbin 55 is formed with two wheel treads, one on each side of the roller, to engage the respective edges of the laminated blade.

4. Game apparatus according to claim 1 including spring means tending constantly to urge the pivoted blades apart.

5. Game apparatus comprising a bobbin and a pair of pivotally connected blades to be opened to receive the bobbin therebetween and to be moved together to efiect projection of the bobbin, one of said blades comprising a pair of spaced laminations and the other blade being single for movement into and from the space between the laminations of the first blade.

6. A game apparatus for spinning and projecting a bobbin comprising a pair of blades pivotall connected together to provide when opened a substantially V-shaped gap between the blade edges to receive the bobbin and to be moved together to efiect spinning and projection of the bobbin, one of said blades comprising a pair of spaced laminations and the other blade being single for movement into and from the space between the laminations of the first blade.

RICHARD CRAM'P. RICHARD GEORGE WIGHTMAN CRAMP. BENJAMIN CRAMP. 

